Honoring Parish Hero and Future Baseball Hall of Famer Gil Hodges During Memorial Mass in Brooklyn
April 5, 2022Currents News Staff Marking 50 years since the passing of a parish hero: Our Lady Help of Christians in Midwood, Brooklyn held […]
Topic: Brooklyn Diocese
Will There be any Changes to the Diocese of Brooklyn Synod Process due to Omicron?
January 5, 2022Currents News Staff Despite the rise in coronavirus cases across the city, Bishop Robert Brennan says the Catholic Church will continue to […]
Cardinal Dolan on Bishop-Designate Brennan: ‘I Think We’ve Got a Pro’
October 5, 2021Currents News Staff Migration, DACA and pro-life issues are just some of the topics Bishop-Designate Robert Brennan will be tackling as the […]
World Youth Day a Priority for Diocese of Brooklyn’s New Director of Youth and Young Adult Formation
May 11, 2021By Emily Drooby World Youth Day: where Catholics from around the world deepen their faith together. It’s a beautiful and vibrant event. […]
St. Matthew’s Church Impacted by NYC Exodus as Crown Heights Among Areas with Highest Move-Outs
April 26, 2021By Jessica Easthope As Mass lets out of St. Matthew’s Church in Crown Heights, Father Frank Black can’t help but notice how […]
Chauvin’s Guilty Verdict Is ‘Justice Served’ Say Parishioners and Clergy in Diocese of Brooklyn
April 21, 2021By Emily Drooby In the Diocese of Brooklyn, there’s an overwhelming sense of justice being served when it comes to the guilty […]
Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio’s Homily at the 2021 Chrism Mass
March 31, 2021The following is the full text of Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio’s homily at the 2021 Chrism Mass in the Brooklyn Diocese: CHRISM […]
Despite Pandemic, the Luck of the Irish Prevails for Faithful of Brooklyn and Queens
March 18, 2021Currents News Staff New York City’s grand St. Patrick’s Day parade turned completely virtual in 2021. Only the fighting 69th infantry actually […]
New Elmhurst Hospital CEO Says Faith Will Help Her Lead Former COVID Epicenter to Better Days
March 3, 2021By Emily Drooby Last March, Elmhurst Hospital faced “apocalyptic” conditions. They were overwhelmed by COVID patients pouring in – stretchers filled the […]
Black History Month Mass in the Brooklyn Diocese: Celebration, a Call for Unity
March 1, 2021The following is the full text from homilist Father Franklin Ezeorah, for the Feb. 28, 2021 Black History Month Mass: “I like […]